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Location |
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Approx 27
deg. North 88 deg. East |
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Area |
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7,096 sq.kms
(0.22% of area of India) |
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State
Population (As per 2001 Census) |
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540,493
(Male 288,217; Female 252,276).05% of the total population
of India |
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Sex ratio
(2001 Census) |
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986 females/1000 males |
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Density of
population |
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76 per sq.
miles |
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Capital |
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Gangtok
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District,
Areas |
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East
District (954 sq. km) -Gangtok |
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& District
Capitals |
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West
District (1166 sq. km) -Gyalshing |
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South
District - Namchi |
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North
District (4226 sq.km) - Mangan |
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No. of
Sub-Divisions |
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9 (Gangtok,
Pakyong, Rongli, Namchi, Soreng,
Gyalshing, Rabongla, Mangan, Chungthang) |
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Climate |
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Tropical,
Temperate and Alpine |
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No. of Zilla
Panchayat ward |
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100
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No. of Gram
Panchyat |
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166 units
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No. of
Revenue Blocks |
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454
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Other
Important towns |
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Jorethang,
Singtam, Rangpo, Pakyong
Rhenock, Meli, Chungthang and Soreng |
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Languages
Spoken |
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Nepali,
Bhutia, Lepcha, Limboo, Magar, Rai,
Gurung, Sherpa, Tamang, Newari, Sunuwar (Mukhia). |
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Main
occupations |
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Farmers,
Cardamom Growers, Government
Contractors and Government Employees. |
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Per Capita
Income |
|
`.
37,553/-
(2008-09, at current prices) |
|
Domestic
product |
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`.
2612 crores (2008-09, at current prices) |
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Religions |
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Hinduism,
Buddhism and Christianity |
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Urban
Population |
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11.1%
|
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% below
poverty line |
|
19.33 ( in
2005-06) |
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Birth rate |
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19.2 ( in 2005-06 per 1000) |
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Death Rate: |
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4.5 ( in 2005-06 per 1000) |
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Infant
Mortality rate |
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32 ( in 2005-06 per 1000) |
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State Day (
the day Sikkim
Became a part of India) |
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16th May
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State Animal |
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Red Panda (Ailurus
fulgens) |
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State Bird |
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Blood
Pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus) |
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State Flower |
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Nobile
Orchid (Dendrobium nobile) |
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State Tree |
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Rhododendron
(Rhododendron niveum) |
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No. of
Assembly seats |
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32
|
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No. of Lok
Sabha seats |
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1
|
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No. of Rajya
Sabha |
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1
|
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No. of
Police Stations |
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82 (2005-06) |
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Crime
Statistics (2008-09) |
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Murders: 9
Robbery: 7 Theft: 127, Molestation: 19, Serious Assult
(Hurt); 100
Burglary: 81 Rape: 20; Kidnapping: 24, Sucide: 155 |
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No. of
Doordarsan TV |
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1 at Gangtok
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High power
Transmitters
No. of All India Radio Stations |
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1, MV & SW
at Gangtok
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No. of
Schools and
Educational Institutions in the State |
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Primary
332
Middle (Junior) Schools 144
Secondary Schools 99
Senior Sec. Schools 44
Public Schools 385
Degree College 3
Engineering College 1
Medical College 1
B.Ed College 3
Law College 1
Sheda 1
Monastic Schools 86
Sanskrit parshala 7
Madrasa 7
Teachers Training Inst. 1
Industrial Training Inst. 1
Polytechnic Institutions 2 |
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Percentage
of literacy |
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82 % (2005-06) |
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No. of
hospitals |
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6, including
Sir Thutob Namgyal
Memorial & Manipal Referral Hospitals |
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No. of
Primary Health Cente |
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24
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